Anyone else find new years depressing?

[JonT]

I just find new years to be a point in time when I am forced to think about what I failed to achieve in the year.

It is also worse each year because you learn to know that regardless of any enthusiasm you have at the start of the year it rarely makes any difference.

Happy new year everyone!

[Itchy]

No as I take it as a kick in the pants to go do the things you want to do , (then again 6/10 of the things I wanted to do in 2008 were achieved).

The only bit I find depressing is the people who've left my life and hence the olde acquaintance be forgot, and 2008 has been a bit of a blood bath (figuratively) people emigrating , deaths , people going back packing and never coming back and such like.
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[neil.]

It's just another day that happens to fall within a man-made time-frame they call the calendar. This particular time it's the turn of the Gregorian calendar that Christianity uses. Not much significance in the big scheme of things, other than the Earth revolving around the Sun nearly (short by 6 hours) another time. We just happen to be here whilst it happens. Meh.
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[hellkat]

I have to say I do hate it
(worse than Christmas, actually).

But that's cos I hate all that frantic false happiness.

And I hate having to kiss people I wouldn't normally kiss, but I think that hearks back to when I was a gawky teenager and would go to parties and everybody was too shy and stupid to kiss each other, it sort of rubbed off over the years and now I really hate it. Ugh.

Its made worse now by the fact that my beloved cat died right on midnight last new years eve, so its not really any better for me.

I do like the "Right, I'm gonna do something!" mentality, because I think we all need to be forced to reassess ourselves and how we are/where we are going in life occasionally ... but I don't think that its absolutely necessary EVERY single year (or at the same time of year, thats a load of bollocks, you can reassess yourself and improve ANY time, you just set yourself a date)

... and I don't think that anybody should really commit to "giving things up" on New Years Day, its a stupid time to try to tell your brain you should start behaving in a healthier/less irrational way.

I don't think dwelling on failure is a good way to live life at all. I think observing and being aware of failures is a good thing, and best used as a tool to show where things can be improved is a better way of dealing with such things.
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[JonT]

[steppen22]

I don't find NY any more depressing than any other day: because I don't impute it with any significance. It's meaningless, in terms of its actual significance.


I don't feel my "failures" (and I've failed at a lot) any more intensely on the 31 Dec than I do on the 16 April, or the 23 of September.

Part of the problem is that people tend to reflect on their lives very infrequently nowadays, just drifting along with their distractions of work and play, and then a day like today comes when it's "accceptable" to reflect on things and it suddenly dawns on the drifting masses that they're wasting their lives.

Kinda like a mid life crisis. If it takes you 40-50 years to realise you're a loser, than you really are one.

I have failed at most of what I wanted to do with my life. that's the truth. I'm a shadow of the man I dreamed of being. I don't need Elton John singing in the NY realise this - I know it every day of the year.
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[kitty kat]

I usually enjoy New Year, but this time I said farewell to my best friend on New Year's eve morning & spent the night on my own with a heavy heart up at Kirkby Lonsdale with just my bike for company.
A plus point was that I rode last year on Jan 1st & ended the year with a bike ride, I have also had my first ride of 2009 with very few cars on the road, but quite a bit of ice due to temps of -3 and colder.

Happy New Year
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[Dragonfly]

I would have said yes but this year is different my life is about to totally change and last year was so crap that this year cant be the same as I have a baby due in 25 days! So I actually was glad to see the back of 2008. This one has got to be more interesting.

I did get depressed in the past as year to year seemed to be the same for me.
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Optimistic bunch of fuckers arent ya.

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[Handsome]

About twenty family and friends went to the Aunts pub last night, had a laugh, had way to much lager, smashed a pile of beef sandwiches, got flashed by a random brunette, bumped into an old friend from school, said happy new year to everyone and was back in the house wrapped up in bed with a cup of tea by ten past twelve eating twiglets...

I'd done my bit and couldn't be arsed to stay any longer...so...Meh...
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[kawakid]

I love New Years day, apart from the presents its pretty much the same as Christmas day, big meal, lots of wines, cheeses, children doing jigsaws etc.

Bit too old for going out on New Years Eve though.
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[J0Al1]

Only hate NYD for the hangover, of which I had my first one in about 5 - 6 years.

I'm glad to see the back of 08, was another year for learning and hurt. I'm feeling quite optermistic, Ive seen lots of good in some people whihc has restored some of my faith.

I have a new Tattoo, a nice holiday and an opperation that should make me feel much better coming up .

I dont do resolutions, but I'm going to focus on oaying off some debt and running again.

Happy 2009

[Tonka]

Normally I'd say without a doubt the toughest time of the year for me, but this year I feel quite chirpy. I'm putting it down to the weather being all lovely, crisp and sunny which has cheered me up no end as I've been out walking the dogs for miles and enjoying every frozen minute! I find it's the dark and wet that normally just finishes me off at this time of year - so a big to Mr Jack Frost!!

Got to be the weather, as all else is as rubbish as normal!!
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[Clanger]

No, not me!
I set aside plenty of time for review, reflection during the whole year, if there is something I don't like I change it there and then.

I embrace the new year, like a new start / new challenge...

I always try to celebrate it, and do a different thing to what I have done in previous years.
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[killa]

I wouldn't have it any other way to be honest, i caught up with some wicked friends and had some great parties. Take all of the little things away from this time of year and you would start to miss it.
Im thankful everyone i love is still here, i think for a second about a family grieving this new year because some drunk fuc* ploughed their only child into the pavement or something.

If you wasted this year, you've got a few more to make up for it yet.
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